About author

Steven J. Paley is an inventor, entrepreneur, and teacher with over twenty-five years of experience in business and technology. From 1985 to 2001, he was the CEO and Chief Technical Officer of the Texwipe Company, a manufacturer of specialized contamination control products. Upon the sale of Texwipe, he founded Arise Technologies which teaches robotics and engineering to special needs and gifted children. He holds nine US patents as well as numerous international patents and is a graduate of Stanford University’s product design program.